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Evenwood Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs Debbie Hamilton

corporate_fareONE EXCELLENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onBishop Auckland, DL14 9QZ

language Visit Website phone 1388832047

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

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Expected Standard

86%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Evenwood Church of England Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Bishop Auckland, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 5% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Evenwood Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of ONE EXCELLENCE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 78 pupils on roll, of whom 56% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 86% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 29% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #50 of 185 primaries in County Durham and #3,850 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 10.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 60%

Reading86% LA 72%

Writing86% LA 72%

Maths86% LA 72%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

92%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading100% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing92% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths92% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

114

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

93%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading93% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths93% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.1

Read

LA -0.6

-0.3 to 6.5

5.7

Write

LA -0.1

2.4 to 9.0

2.2

Maths

LA -0.9

-1.0 to 5.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-10-22

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-05-11

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

5.1%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.8%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 78 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	78	4	5.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	78	12	15.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	90	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	85	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	87	2	2.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	97	1	1.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	92	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	89	1	1.1%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	97	1	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	96	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	98	1	1.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Evenwood Church of England Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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West Cornforth Primary School

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Sacriston Academy

Coxhoe Primary School

Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Burnopfield Primary School